WEBVTT TONIGHT IF THAT FIRST CAR WOULD HAVE STOPPED.FAMILY AND FRIENDS CALLED 20-YEAR-OLD AARON LACINY AN INCREDIBLE PERSON WITH HUGE POTENTIAL.BUT HE WAS KILLED RIDING HIS BIKE IN TOWS LAST NIGHT.POLICE SAY AROUND 10:30 AS HE TRAVELED SOUTHBOUND NEARCHARLESBROOKE ROAD, A CAR HIT HIM.>> THERE'S A LOT ABOUT THIS CRASH THAT WE DON'T KNOW BECAUSETH DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THAT WE BELIEVE STRUCK THE BICYCLIST INITIALLY FLED THE SCENE AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THAT DRIVER.REPORTER: POLICE SAY A SECOND CAR THEN HIT LACINY.THAT DRIVER STAYED AT THE SCENE AND CALLED POLICE.THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER OF THE FIRST CAR, BUT DON'T HAVEANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAR ITSELF.THEY'RE COMBING THROUGH NEARBY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO F CLUES.>> WE SUSPECT THAT THE VEHIC INVOLVED IN THE INITIAL COLLISION WOULD HAVE SUSTAINED SOME KIND OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONTBUMPER, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF CAR IT WAS.>> WE ARE DEEPLY SADDENED BY AARON'S LOSS AND THE TRAGEDY THAT SOMEONE DID NOT REGARD HIS LIFE ENOUGH TO CARE FOR HIM IN ATIME OF NEED.REPORTER: LIZ CORNISH CALLS THE PERSON WHO DID THIS CALLOUS AND SAID IT'S SCARY FOR BICYCLISTS EVERYWHERE.SHE SAID THIS TYPE OF TRAGEDY ISPREVENTIBLE.>> THERE ARE PREVENTIBLE BY BUILDING THE TYPE OF SAFE PROTECTED INFRASTRUCTURE THA MAKES PEOPLE WHO RELY ON THEIR BIKES FOR TRANSPORTATION TO HAVETH SAFETY THEY DESERVE.REPORTER: SHE AND THE FAMILY AREHOPING SOMEONE WITH INFORMATION WILL COME FORWARD SO THEY CAN FIND THE DRIVE WHO DID THIS.>> UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS CRASH OCCURRED, GETTING JUSTICE FOR AARON WILL HELPIT WILL HELP MAKE THIS CITY AND THIS COUNTY SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO RIDE BIKES IN THE FUTURE.REPORTER: IF YOU DO HAVE ANY INFORMATION Y WANT TO CAN TACTBALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE

Related Content

The Baltimore County Police Crash Team was called to the 6200 block of Charles Street just after 10:30 p.m. Monday for a bicyclist struck by a car.

Laciny was riding a bicycle in one of the southbound lanes on Charles Street when he was struck by a vehicle, police said. Investigators believe that vehicle, with possible front-end damage, failed to remain at the scene of the crash, police said.

Laciny was then struck by a second vehicle and the driver of that vehicle called police immediately and remained at the scene, police said.

"There's a lot about this crash that we don't know because the driver of the vehicle that we believe struck the bicyclist initially fled the scene and we've not been able to find that driver," Baltimore County police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said.

Investigators are asking for the public's help to find the vehicle that initially struck Laciny.

"We suspect the vehicle involved in the initial collision would have sustained some kind of damage to the front bumper, but other than that, we don't know what kind of car it was," Armacost said.

Investigators believe that the collision may have taken place somewhere near the area of North Charles Street and Charlesbrooke Road Monday night. The vehicle that was involved in this collision may have front end damage to its bumper in an area approximately nine inches to one foot from ground surface, police said.

Police said investigators have obtained surveillance video from private security cameras near the scene.

The family told 11 News that Laciny just graduated from Baltimore City Community College with a 4.0 GPA. Laciny's brother, Asher Laciny, said he excelled in academics, music and athletics.

The fact that the first driver left Laciny in the street filled his brother with feelings of grief.

"The idea of him being left in the dirt dying, someone looking in the rear view not caring enough to stop, check a pulse. Is he OK? Should I call somebody? (They) could've thought to call somebody, you know," Asher Laciny said.

Bicycling advocates at Bikemore are shocked and saddened by what happened, saying it's scary to bicyclists everywhere and a serious threat to bicyclists' safety.

"I think this is a tragedy. This was someone's son," said Liz Cornish, executive director of Bikemore. "People riding bikes are human beings; they deserve respect, they deserve safety, and we are deeply, deeply saddened by Aaron's loss and the tragedy that someone did not regard his life enough to care for him in a time of need."

"It's a horrible thing to do. Sometimes people simply become panicked and they leave. It's not an acceptable thing to do under any circumstances," Armacost said.

Anyone who may have seen anything or has any information is asked to call police at 410-307-2020. The crash remains under investigation.